----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : Control.Concurrent.MVar -- Copyright : (c) The University of Glasgow 2001 -- License : BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : libraries@haskell.org -- Stability : experimental -- Portability : non-portable (concurrency) -- -- Synchronising variables -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module Control.Concurrent.MVar ( -- * @MVar@s MVar -- abstract , newEmptyMVar -- :: IO (MVar a) , newMVar -- :: a -> IO (MVar a) , takeMVar -- :: MVar a -> IO a , putMVar -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO () , readMVar -- :: MVar a -> IO a , swapMVar -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO a , tryTakeMVar -- :: MVar a -> IO (Maybe a) , tryPutMVar -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO Bool , isEmptyMVar -- :: MVar a -> IO Bool , withMVar -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b , modifyMVar_ -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO a) -> IO () , modifyMVar -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO (a,b)) -> IO b #ifndef __HUGS__ , addMVarFinalizer -- :: MVar a -> IO () -> IO () #endif ) where #ifdef __HUGS__ import Hugs.ConcBase ( MVar, newEmptyMVar, newMVar, takeMVar, putMVar, tryTakeMVar, tryPutMVar, isEmptyMVar, ) #endif #ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ import GHC.Conc ( MVar, newEmptyMVar, newMVar, takeMVar, putMVar, tryTakeMVar, tryPutMVar, isEmptyMVar, addMVarFinalizer ) #endif import Prelude import Control.Exception as Exception {-| This is a combination of 'takeMVar' and 'putMVar'; ie. it takes the value from the 'MVar', puts it back, and also returns it. -} readMVar :: MVar a -> IO a readMVar m = block $ do a <- takeMVar m putMVar m a return a {-| Take a value from an 'MVar', put a new value into the 'MVar' and return the value taken. Note that there is a race condition whereby another process can put something in the 'MVar' after the take happens but before the put does. -} swapMVar :: MVar a -> a -> IO a swapMVar mvar new = block $ do old <- takeMVar mvar putMVar mvar new return old {-| 'withMVar' is a safe wrapper for operating on the contents of an 'MVar'. This operation is exception-safe: it will replace the original contents of the 'MVar' if an exception is raised (see "Control.Exception"). -} {-# INLINE withMVar #-} -- inlining has been reported to have dramatic effects; see -- http://www.haskell.org//pipermail/haskell/2006-May/017907.html withMVar :: MVar a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b withMVar m io = block $ do a <- takeMVar m b <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a)) (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e) putMVar m a return b {-| A safe wrapper for modifying the contents of an 'MVar'. Like 'withMVar', 'modifyMVar' will replace the original contents of the 'MVar' if an exception is raised during the operation. -} {-# INLINE modifyMVar_ #-} modifyMVar_ :: MVar a -> (a -> IO a) -> IO () modifyMVar_ m io = block $ do a <- takeMVar m a' <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a)) (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e) putMVar m a' {-| A slight variation on 'modifyMVar_' that allows a value to be returned (@b@) in addition to the modified value of the 'MVar'. -} {-# INLINE modifyMVar #-} modifyMVar :: MVar a -> (a -> IO (a,b)) -> IO b modifyMVar m io = block $ do a <- takeMVar m (a',b) <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a)) (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e) putMVar m a' return b